What do you decide to put in your bank account?

寒月

A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
' E* C1 h, ?7 o9 e, x0 s  Weach morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
. M) Q( }; P( ~7 _shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally blind, moved to a
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' D* Q6 l& c- L$ dHis wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary.
' w4 {1 Y; ?% R& D. \After many hours of waiting patiently in the lobby of the nursing home,
/ g4 S1 ]6 `1 a1 r. Ghe smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
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As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual
description of his tiny room, including the eyelet sheets that had been
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: A# T3 H/ @2 ^4 o! ]- G) @4 Z"I love it," he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having
just been presented with a new puppy.
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6 X" S# n; _" r" H% v+ Q3 B5 |"Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait."
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"That doesn't have anything to do with it," he replied.

"Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my
7 ^$ W( M9 P) h% Q7 troom or not doesn't depend on how the furniture is arranged ... it's how
! z1 r3 ]* |8 KI arrange my mind. I already decided to love it."

! f. W1 j  M2 |5 d7 [9 {It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.
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5 q* F' p7 r; N! d1 ZI have a choice; I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I
have with the parts of my body that no longer work, or get out of bed
* E0 B3 t4 V/ o& wand be thankful for the ones that do.

3 J8 j) z$ R0 b% Y- F/ R! g" f1 CEach day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open I'll focus on the new
day and all the happy memories I've stored away.

) i( d+ T- y8 _+ m; }Just for this time in my life.
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% t- J( D4 Y" m" a/ Q4 o6 oOld age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
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2 P9 `. p# ]. fSo, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
2 A; [/ X4 B1 `! ?account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my Memory bank.
I am still depositing." Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
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    1. Free your heart from hatred.
6 M" W7 X( _% p/ w3 x: a    2. Free your mind from worries.
: R/ B3 W# h/ y5 L6 y    3. Live simply.
    4. Give more.
    5. Expect less.

多伦多来客

恩。看样子年轻时候要多玩多享受。不然老了没什么好取的了。

芳子吾吾

so touching! I will just follow the five simple rules to be happy!

cool008

     I would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank
: T) d& l5 [7 V) @; {* _account of memories!  no hatred; no worries;  Live simply; Give more; Expect less!!
# ]! c9 Z6 `* y1 B; H" L# }7 L- {I'm very happy each day!

Lazycat

That's the reason why he's still alive at 92-years-old.

北极熊

原帖由 寒月 于 2006-11-13 16:50 发表
) [: Z% ~$ |& eA 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed
$ v! Z) {, U8 P; E3 ~each morning by eight o'clock, with his hair fashionably coifed and
shaved perfectly applied, even though he is legally  ...
    1. Free your heart from hatred.
3 V8 M7 o7 ?' d9 F  d    2. Free your mind from worries.
* [+ o7 T2 T' C1 n9 Q9 i( ?    3. Live simply.
' ^; a9 o' s6 l/ a5 \8 u# p    4. Give more.
' U, `# u# }. P    5. Expect less.

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- s' i8 b: f7 b5 |这是人生真谛。精辟！